batten

[White Room]

i tiled a bathroom last week .600x 300 polished porc, floor to ceiling ,with my usual ardex mastic ,1.5mm joints and zero slump ,but i must admit that it was on plasterboard as we dont have solid walls here. i havnt used a batton for at least 10 years and nor do the other 35 odd tilers working in this area!

Blimey, Must have been crowded:grouphug:

 

[cornish_crofter]

I tend to use battons regardless of what surfact I'm tiling onto.

Last time I used some 3 inch twin thread self tapping screws from B&Q that slightly resemble concrete screws.

These tended to screw straight into blockwork without the need for drilling or plugging!

They wouldn't have held any serious weight but I just wanted the batten not to move.

I've got some of those stands that Monty mentioned, but I tend to go for the easiest option in front of me at the time.